Display tray



March 30 1926.

F. A. BALLOU, JR

DI SPLAY TRAY Filed June 21 1923 v u M m aktozmqn Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

lEREDERIcK'n. BALLQUQJR E PROVIDENCE,-RHODEA;ISLA1\TD,LASS1G1TOR1 TOJBaiA. -BALL0U & co. INQyOI: PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, A coRPonArrIononn onn irsnann. v

' nIsPLAY 'TnAY.

"Applicatioif fil ed nine 21, 1923. seri i no. 46,805.

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Jr., a citizen of the United-States, residing at Providence, in the county "of Providence and State-of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in specification.

iThisinventi'on rel-atesto improvements in the construction of display trays-employed in' the bars being provided witlrmeansfor "engaging the edges "of fthe cards on which the jewelry is'mounted, itoasslst' inpreventing the cards fromdroppingiffrom the tray even though it'be inverted.

A further object of the invention is the provision of -means' on the ends of these cross bars forfgripping-parts of the frame whereby the bars are fricti'onally" retained in' adjusted positionin the tray.

With these and-other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction," as will be more'fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

'In'the accompanying'drawings, -Figure 1 is a'perspective' viewpf my im- 3 proved tray showingthe cross'bars mounted therein andjewelry,supporting 'cards'oi holders inountedin the tray. I

. I Figure 2 is a section on line 2'2"0f Figure 1, showing the crossbars 'as'li'aving laterally-extending, overlapping lips to prevent the cards or holders from dropping'o'ut. of the tray.

s I Figure 3 isia section- 'on line 3--3 of Figure 1,? showing-the base member of the cross bar 'asbeing 'split'to'overlap and frictionally engage both the upper and under faces of the guide strips on theframe.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing my improved form of cross bar with the base member split to provide portions for binding both the upper and under faces of the guide strip on the frame.

Figure 5 shows the inner face of the frame as grooved to receive and assist in retaining one edge of the card or holder.

Figure 6 is a modification showing both DisplayTrays, Of wh'ichthe following is a the side frame an i-the cross bar as undercut to cooperate in retaining the-edges of ithe cards' or holders on' which' the jewelry is mounted.

1' Figure Tais i v a perspective view ofthe end portionfo-f the cross bar itIidQSllOWing76116 same \undercut; as" illustrated in -"Figure b.

' It is' found in the practical use of-"trays' Iof thls character, for transporting and dis-- playing carded jewelry,of importance to-so construct th e "1: arts of I-thektray that 'ithe cards' will notffa-ll out 'orvbe' displaced I even tho-ugh the tray be inverted *or-i tipped up at a sharp angle; and to aecompl islr this vided a set of crossbars'whicli are adapted to'* be frictionally'retained :in adj uste'dpositio'n in"the tray, these barsr being also' provided sired; and the foll-owing l is a detailedFde-V scription of one construction 'by'which these resultsmay be obtained 'th reference to the drawings,' '1(l nates" the frame of-af tray, 'whichii's -'p1"e-fe-rably formed" of very light material such as Wood and which is 'preferablyfprovided'" with a bottom plate-or covering 11- usuallymade of a h light weightmateriahstich as cloth or the like and around the bottomed'ge-bff this v j name above 'thei bottom member 7 '11" and forming a; partbf the frame; {I have formed a narrow, inwardly ex-tendi'ng, guide stri p 12 which preferablyextends-entirely around the frame, whichfguide strips perforrn a number of useful functions, presently-'describedz V My j improved type 'of' trayifr is d'esi'gned more particularly for displaying.- tlratzkind of jewelry which is mounted on cards,- and to accommodate these cards and properly re tain them in position in the tray, I have provided a plurality of longitudinally disposed cross bars 13, the .same being constructed with a base plate 14, a middlesection or rib 15, and a top-plate 16 with overhangin edges.j The base-plateis preferably forme of aithin material such as cardboard or the like which is stiff, pliableand strong. In

order to mount these cross bars in the tray, 

